William F Bennett, MD
Founder & Managing Director, Orthopedic Surgeon, Sarasota, Florida
Highly skilled, experienced orthopedic surgeon with dual fellowships in sportsmedicine-arthroscopy and shoulder surgery. Prolific publication history, winner of several patents, numerous accolades as instructor -see Honors-awards- natural self-passion for learning and ability to convey material to others in easily understood fashion.
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Ramses Galaz, PhD
Director of Technology, Professor, Biomedical Engineer, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Dr. Galaz has more than 15 years of experience in the fields of mechanical design, biomedical engineering, and manufacturing engineering. He has submitted more than 15 international patent submissions of medical devices in different areas of medicine, particularly in the Orthopedics and Cardiovascular fields. He has lectured in more than 40 international conferences and has successfully won 9 grant applications. He has been a part-time professor for 8 years teaching Biomechanics and Cardiovascular Engineering at Monterrey Tech University. He has been involved in the development of several medical devices from conceptual design all the way to finished product. Dr. Galaz is also a shareholder of ZIPTEK LLC and COO of ZIPTEK Mexico SA de CV, a company that develops bioabsorbable knotless tissue repair devices.
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Alister Barrow
Product/Logistics Manager
Alister is an expert in value-based care and health policy. He brings a wealth of clinical and sales experience to strategy development, training & sales processes and account management in multiple specialties and service lines.
He is skilled in National Contract Management, Value-Based Sales Training, Sales Strategy Development and Large Account Management Strategy Development at multiple startup companies and large organizations.
A previous collegiate football team captain, Alister has proven his excellent leadership capabilities in his past roles at Boston Scientific, Johnson & Johnson, Cordis, DePuy Synthes and Stryker among others. He also served as a previous Co-Chair of the African American Leadership Council (DePuy Synthes).
Master’s Degree in Health Policy, University of New Hampshire; MBA Fellowship in Health Policy, Rutgers University.
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Eric Nordstrom
Senior VP Sales/International Product Strategist
Eric Nordstrom brings over 25 years in Medical Device Sales and Marketing experience to the team. Most recently Mr. Nordstrom served as the Director of Sales for Cayenne Medical for the Eastern United States as well as responsibility for all International sales until its acquisition by Zimmer Biomet. Prior to this role Mr. Nordstrom has held several senior level leadership roles with OsteoBiologics Inc. (purchased by Smith & Nephew), Opus Medical (purchased by Arthrocare) and Integra LifeSciences.
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Paul Cuatrecasas, MBA
Senior Financial Advisor, Founder and CEO Aquaapartners, London, England
Paul Cuatrecasas is the Founder and CEO of Aquaa Partners. Previously he was the Founder and a Partner of Alegro Capital from 2003-2010. Previous to Alegro, Paul was the co-founder and Managing Director of ARC Associates from 1993-2003. (ARC Associates was a leading independent London-based TMT mergers and acquisitions advisory practice with a full range of blue chip and entrepreneurial clients including Sonera, Cable & Wireless, Apax, Marconi, Equant, ICL, KKR, Permira and BT, amongst others).
Paul has directly or indirectly completed over 40 M&A transactions around the world worth over $6 billion and over 50 corporate finance advisory and strategic consultancy assignments. He has directly or indirectly originated and structured over 15 private placements of equity capital raising over $500 million. He also directed the ARC investment programme and achieved a historical professional investment track record over 50% IRR from 1994 to 2000.
Prior to ARC Associates, Paul was a Senior Associate with Arkwright Capital (ex-Bain & Co. partners), an M&A and Corporate Finance advisory firm in London (1991-1993) and with GE Capital in their LBO and Restructuring Group in New York (1989-1991).
Paul holds an MBA from Columbia University where he was awarded the Roswell C. McCrea Scholarship and a BA from Wake Forest University. Paul holds dual US and UK citizenship and speaks fluent Spanish.
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Andrea Siller
Chief Quality Assurance Officer FDA/Cofepris
She is recognized for her research skills coupled with her administrative capacity. She worked as a research assistant at Rice University in Houston, Texas, where she collaborated on studies of cancer treatment techniques and improvement the quality imagenologial with nanotechnology. Her active participation in the Tec de Monterrey, where she graduated with Excellence of Biomedical Engineering, allowed her to collaborate in the design of a microfluidic device for detecting circulating tumor cells. She also worked as a consultant in the area of innovation for a multinational company and conducted research models to encourage the development of technology-based startups.
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Mexico
Engineer, FDA Consultant
Josh Bigney
Regional Sales Manager
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Kyle Killebrew
Director of Finance & Manufacturing, Chemical Engineer- Founder and Ceo Centauri Inc, Houston, Texas
Sales Force
Mid Atlantic/DC/Maryland
Michael Nelligan
Marathon Medical President
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Marathon Medical Team
Florida
Al DeCosta
President, GULFBAY ORTHOPEDIC’S LLC. Distributor/Agent LIMA-USA
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Team
Dustin Tanner
Territory Sales Manager
Tennessee
Josh Bigney
Regional Sales Manager
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Kentucky/Tennessee/Alabama/North Florida
Marshall Healy
Medical Device Representative
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New York/ Pennsylvania
Bruce Tanner
Owner at Premier Orthopedic Solutions Inc
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Massachusetts/Rhode Island/New Hampshire
Adam Cormack
Sales Distributor – Principal at Treace Medical Concepts, Inc.
North and South Carolina
Dave Huneycutt
Georgia
Chris Akerman
Regulatory/Biocompatibility-Toxicology Safety Advisers
Janice Hogan
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Philadelphia, PA
FDA consultant attorney
Shayne Gad
Dr. Gad has more than 38 years of broad-based experience in toxicology, drug and device development, statistics, and risk assessment. He has specific expertise in neurotoxicology, in vitro methods, inhalation toxicology, immunotoxicology, and genotoxicology. A past president of the American College of Toxicology and the Roundtable of Toxicology Consultants and the recipient of the 2008 ACT Lifetime Achievement Award, Dr. Gad has authored or edited 47 books, 58 independent chapters and more than 350 papers and abstracts in the above fields.
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Raleigh, NC
Expert Toxicologist
Quality Assurance Leadership/Guidance 21 CFR 820- Medical device
Andrea Siller
She is recognized for her research skills coupled with her administrative capacity. She worked as a research assistant at Rice University in Houston, Texas, where she collaborated on studies of cancer treatment techniques and improvement the quality imagenologial with nanotechnology. Her active participation in the Tec de Monterrey, where she graduated with Excellence of Biomedical Engineering, allowed her to collaborate in the design of a microfluidic device for detecting circulating tumor cells. She also worked as a consultant in the area of innovation for a multinational company and conducted research models to encourage the development of technology-based startups.
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Mexico
Engineer, FDA Consultant
Leif Olsen
Hogan Lovells- Director Regulatory Services, Washington, DC
Leif Olsen assists clients throughout the life cycle of medical device and diagnostic product development in assessing FDA quality system regulation (QSR) requirements and implementation of post-marketing strategies.
He assists clients in achieving and maintaining compliance with the FDA’s Current Good Tissue Practice (CGTP) regulation for Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/Ps). He also assists clients in obtaining FDA marketing approvals and clearances for diagnostic tests and medical devices. Leif is attuned to the needs of large corporations and start-up companies in formulating practical solutions to address FDA regulatory requirements.
Jodi Scott
Hogan Lovells- In-House Counsel FDA, Denver, Colorado- previously Medtronics
Jodi Scott developed and honed her practical, real-world sensibility and business acumen during the time she spent as an in-house FDA counsel with the world’s largest medical device manufacturer.
Today, she uses that background to solve the challenges that confront her clients in areas that include MDRs, regulatory due diligence, importing and exporting medical devices, advertising and promotion, preparing for and managing FDA inspections, and developing systems to mitigate the risks associated with the unapproved use of approved products (AKA off-label uses).
products-knotless tissue repair and attachment solution devices.